Suchergebnisse

Las islas Canarias tuvieron una escasa población indígena que facilitó la conquista, por lo que sólo se emplearon pequeños contingentes de tropas. Las cifras en las crónicas de la conquista están sobredimensionadas para otorgar mayor importancia militar a los enfrentamientos, aunque los castellanos tenían la ventaja de usar caballería, ballestas y armaduras. La estrategia militar fue razzias de saqueo, asedios en zonas de orografía elevada y captura de esclavos, la principal fuente de riqueza en Canarias. Las dos islas con mayor población, Gran Canaria y Tenerife, sufrieron crisis demográficas justo antes de la conquista, por control de los nacimientos y una epidemia durante la guerra. Sólo se recurrió a tropas profesionales experimentadas entre noviembre de 1495 y marzo de 1496, unos treinta y ocho jinetes y setecientos veintidós peones enviados por el duque de Medina Sidonia para finalizar la conquista de Tenerife ; The Canary islands had a small indigenous population that facilitated the conquest, so only small contingents of troops were employed. The numbers in the chronicles of the conquest are oversized to give greater military importance to the clashes, although the Castilians had the advantage of using cavalry, crossbows and body armor. The military strategy was raid and looting, sieges in areas of high orography and capture of slaves, the main source of wealth in the Canary islands. The two islands with the largest population, Gran Canaria and Tenerife, suffered demographic crises just before the conquest, for control of births and an epidemic during the war. Only experienced professional troops were used between November 1495 and March 1496, some 38 horsemen and 722 infantrymen sent by the Duke of Medina Sidonia, to complete the conquest of Tenerife

As a consequence of the Battle of Zul Qa'da, near Gaza city, in 922 A.H./ December. 1516, the city and its surrounding area fell under the domination of the Ottoman Empire. Gaza was subsequently developed during the reign of Sultan Salim I, and his successor, Sultan Sulaiman the Magnificent, reorganized its administration structure. Some historical sources combine Gaza with Jerusalem under a single administrative jurisdiction. Others divide it into two large regions, Gaza and al-Ramla. This study focuses mainly on the city of Gaza. The historical data used here is derived from two censuses: the Tapu Defteri 427 and the Tapu Defteri 131, in which the Ottoman state recorded the characteristics of the populations living in the governorate directly after the departure of the Mameluks. An emphasis on these two sources shows that Gaza enjoyed a favorable location in the Arab region, with a large and prosperous population distributed across many villages sustained by a strong economy dependent upon agriculture and trade. The Ottomans sought to preserve this prosperity and stability by appointing a number of administrative and security staff under the authority of an emir, and the implementation of the Timar system of taxation throughout the region.